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贵州省贵阳市公共英语五级(笔试)真题(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________
一、1.ListeningComprehension(15题)1.Chainsmakelearningflexible.
A.RightB.Wrong
2.PartB
Directions:Youwillhear3conversationsortalksandyoumustanswerthequestionsbychoosingA,B,CorD.YouwillheartherecordingONLYONCE.
听力原文:M:Now,I'dliketosaythatIthinkthatthisgovernmentproposingtobuildmorenuclearpowerstationsinthiscountryisreallybeingstupid.Thepointaboutnuclearpoweristhatwehaven'tlearnttodoawaywiththewaste.Wehaven'tlearnttocopewiththewastefromityet.
W:Well,Isometimesthinkthat,youknow,they'vegotanimpossiblejob.ImeanalltheimpressionIgetisthatthereisnoalternative…well,that'stheimpressionIget.
M:No,no,noI…Idon'tagreewiththatatall.Thereareplentyofalternatives.There'sthesun…solarpower…thatisasourcethatisalwaysthere,wealwayshaveit.
W:Idon't…Idon'tquiteseewhatyou'regettingatactually,solarpower,what'sthat?
M:Well,theheatfromthesun,itcanbeusedinsolarpanelsonthetopsofhousesforheating,storinguppowertoheatwaterandtoheatthehouses,youknow,somesolarpanelsareinoperationalreadyandtheyaresavingmoney…
W:That'sagoodpointactually,butisitreallyviable,that,ImeanbecauseI'd…
M:Sorryitmustbe!AndtheonegreatadvantageisthatIcansee,ifthegovernmentsetupsmallunitstobuildsolarpanelsandtoinstallthem,itwouldbecreatingemploymentwhichwouldimprovetheunemploymentsituationandbringterrificadvantages.
W:IhaveheardthatinEngland,Imean,there'snotenoughsun,isthere?For,Imean,solarpanelshere?
M:Yes,well,that'snotquitetrue.I…thereisquiteabitofsun…youmaynotfeeltheactualheatofitonsomeoccasions.
W:No,youarefightthere!
M:Butthelightpowerfromthesunwill…
Whatdoesthemanthinkofthegovernment'spresentproposalaboutbuildingmorepowerstationsinthecountry?
A.It'sadangerousproposal.
B.It'sastupidproposal.
C.It'sanadvantageousproposal.
D.It'saviableproposal.
3.HowmanypeopledependonlocalriceandfoodinSouthAsiacurrently?
A.Morethan150millionpeople.
B.Lessthan150millionpeople.
C.About100millionpeople.
D.About120millionpeople.
4.PartC
Directions:Youwillhearatalk.Asyoulisten,answerthequestionsorcompletethenotesinyourtestbookletforQuestions21-30bywritingNOTMORETHANTHREEwordsinthespaceprovidedontheright.YouwillhearthetalkTWICE.
Younowhave1minutetoreadQuestions21-30.
听力原文:Lasttimewestartedlookingatthequestionofmanagementandwonderingwhatthetermactuallymeant.Thenwetookabrieflookattheconceptofscientificmanagement.Youremember,wedecideditwasusefulbutnotenoughonitsown.Sotodaywe'regoingtolookatanotheraspect—behavioralmanagement.Youmaynotreallyhavecomeacrossthisword“behavioral”before.thoughI'msureyouarefamiliarwiththeword“behavior”.Behavioralsimplymeanshavingtodowithbehavior.Andthatisourstartingpointfortoday:Wearegoingtostartbyrealizingthattheactivityofanyorganizationishumanactivity,designedtoachievehumangoals.Sowearereallytalkingabouthumanbehavior.
Anybusinessconcerndoestwothings.First,itprovideseithergoodsorservicesthatthecustomerneeds.Thatis.iteithermakesthingsordoesthingsforotherpeopleinexchangeformoney.Second,itprovidespeoplewithwork—andmostofushavetoworkinordertomakealiving.
Work,muchaswemaysometimeswishwedidn'thavetodoit,ornotquitesomuchofit.hasinfacttwoadvantages.First—andIspokeaboutthislasttime—itcangiveussatisfaction.Wecanbeproudofwhatwearedoing—likeacraftsmanmakingsomethingbeautiful,oradoctorofanursehelpingpeoplewhoareillorinpain.ThisiswhatIcalledjobsatisfaction,andwithoutitIamsureworkcanbecomeanawfulburden.Andonamorebasiclevel,workearnsusmoney,whichwecanusetobuythethingsweneedinordertolive.likefoodandsomewheretolive,aswellasalltheluxurieswecouldprobablydowithoutbutstillliketohave.
Behavioralmanagementisbasedonaresearchofhowpeoplebehaveatwork.Itusesthefindingsofpsychologistsandsociologists,andsoon.Thesemakeastudyofindividualsandgroupstoseewhatthingsinfluencethewaytheybehaveindifferentconditions.Theresultscanthenbeusedtodesignthebestconditionsinwhichpeoplewillperform—orbehave—inthewaythatamanagerwantsthemtoinordertomakeabusinessmoreefficientandtoachieveitsgoals.Theyhavecollectedalotofevidenceandformulatedalotoftheoriestohelpthemanager,andthereisnodoubtthatproperlyunderstoodandapplied,thiscanbeveryuseful.
Butstillwereturntothefactthatpeopleareindividuals.alldifferentfromeachother,andall—aswesay—withmindsoftheirown.Sonomatterwhatthemanagerknowsaboutthewaypeoplebehaveingroupsandsoon,hehasreallytotreateveryoneonhisstaffasanindividualinhisownright.Ofcourse,hecanbehelpedinthisbyknowinghowtoencouragepeopletodothings,howtostimulatethemtobehaveinacertainway,andsoon.Amanagercanhimselfbemighthowtodothis,buthoweverunscientificthismaysound,itismorelikelythatagoodmanagerisbornratherthantrained.Hehassomenaturalabilitytorecognizewhatpeoplearelikelytodo,whatabilitiestheyhave,andotherthingslikethat.Realizingthis,andthenapplyingwhathehaslearnedabouthumanbehavior,iswhatmakessomeoneagoodmanager.
Sobehavioralmanagementismanagementbasedonanassessmentofanindividualandtheapplicationofwhatisknownabouthowpeopleingeneraltendtobehave.Likescientificmanagement,itisundoubtedlyuseful,butnot,thecompleteanswer.
Whatdidthespeakertalkaboutlasttime?
5.听力原文:Now,letmefirstgiveyouabriefintroductiontotheAmericanpoet,EmilyDickinson.EmilyDickinsonwasAmerica'sbest-knownfemalepoetandoneoftheforemostauthorsinAmericanliterature.BorninAmherst,Massachusetts,Dickinsonwasthemiddlechildofaprominentlawyerandone-termUnitedStatescongressionalrepresentative,EdwardDickinson,andhiswife,EmilyNorcrossDickinson.From1840to1847sheattendedtheAmherstAcademy,andfrom1847to1848shestudiedattheMountHolyokeFemaleSeminary(nowMountHolyokeCollege)inSouthHadley,afewtripstoBostonforeyetreatmentsintheearly1860s,DickinsonremainedinAmherst,livinginthesamehouseonMainStreetfrom1855untilherdeath.Duringherlifetime,shepublishedonlyabout10ofhernearly2,000poems,innewspapers,CivilWarjournals,andapoetryanthology.ThefirstvolumeofPoemsofEmilyDickinsonwaspublishedin1890,afterDickinson'sdeath.
AlthoughfewofDickinson'spoemswereformallypublishedduringherlifetime,sheherself"published"bysendingoutatleastone-thirdofherpoemsinthemorethan1,000lettersshewrotetoatleast100differentcorrespondents.Dickinson'smethodofbindingabout800.ofherpoemsinto40manuscript.booksanddistributingseveralhundredoftheminlettersisnowwidelyrecognizedasherparticularform.ofself-publication.Shealsoreadherpoemsaloudtoseveralpeople,includinghercousinsLouiseandFrancesNorcross,overaperiodofthreedecades.
Well,that'sallaboutherlife.Nowshallweconcentrateonherfamouspoem,"SuccessisCountedSweetest".
InwhichstatewasEmilyDicksonborn?
A.Michigan.B.Ohio.C.Massachusetts.D.Washington.
6.Dr.WilsonissatisfiedwithWang'spastexperience.
A.RightB.Wrong
7.MDistheabsoluteheadofthecompany.
A.TrueB.Fasle
8.What'sthepercentageofstudentsinbusinessandmanagement?
9.PartB
Directions:Youwillhear3conversationsortalksandyoumustanswerthequestionsbychoosingA,B,CorD.YouwillheartherecordingONLYONCE.
听力原文:Doyoufindgettingupinthemorningdifficultandpainful?Thismightbecalledlaziness,butDr.Kleimanhasanewexplanation.Hehasprovedthateveryonehasadailyenergycycle.
Duringmehourswhenyoulaborthroughyourworkyoumaysaythatyou're"hot".That'strue.Thetimeofdaywhenyoufeelmostenergeticiswhenyourcycleofbodytemperatureisatitspeak.Forsomepeoplethepeakcomesduringtheforenoon.Forothersitcomesintheafternoonorevening.Noonehasdiscoveredwhythisisso.Thepossibleexplanationisthatoneisathistemperature-and-energypeakintheevening.Muchfamilyquarrelingendswhenhusbandsandwivesrealizewhattheseenergycyclesmean,andwhichcycleeachmemberofthefamilyhas.
Youcan'tchangeyourenergycycle,butyoucanlearntomakeyourlifefititbetter.Habitcanhelp,Dr.Kleimanbelieves.Maybeyou'resleepyintheeveningbutfeelyoumuststayuplateanyway.Counteractyourcycletosomeextentbyhabituallystayinguplaterthanyouwantto.Ifyourenergyislowinthemorningbutyouhaveanimportantjobtodoearlyintheday,risebeforeyourusualhour.Thiswon'tchangeyourcycle,butyou'llgetupandworkbetteratyourlowpoint.
Getofftoaslowstartwhichsavesyourenergy.Getupwithaleisurelyyawnandstretch.Sitontheedgeofthebedaminutebeforeputtingyourfeetonthefloor.Avoidthetroubleforcleanclothesbylayingthemoutthenightbefore.Wheneverpossible,doroutineworkintheafternoonandsavetasksrequiringmoreenergyorconcentrationforyoursharperhours.
Whatshouldonedoifhewantstoworkmoreefficientlyathislowpointinthemorning?
A.Changehisenergycycle.
B.Overcomehislaziness.
C.Getupearlierthanusual.
D.Gotobedearlier.
10.听力原文:Inthefieldofmarketing,consumergoodsareclassedaccordingtothewayinwhichtheyarepurchased.Thetwomaincategoriesareconveniencegoodsandshoppinggoods.Twolessertypesarespecialtygoodsandunsoughtgoods.
Peopledonotspendmuchtimeshoppingforconvenienceitemssuchasgroceries,newspapers,toothpaste,razorblades,aspirin,andcandy.Thebuyingofconveniencegoodsmaybedoneroutinely,assomefamiliesbuygroceriesonceaweek.Suchregularlypurchaseditemsarecalledstaples.Sometimesconvenienceproductsareboughtonimpulse,forexample,someonehasasuddendesireforanicecreamsundaeonahotday.Ortheymaybepurchasedasemergencyitems.
Shoppinggoodsareitemsforwhichcustomerssearch.Theycompareprices,quality,andstyles,andmayvisitanumberofstoresbeforemakingdecisions.Buyinganautomobileisoftendonethisway.
Shoppinggoodsfallintotwoclasses:thosethatareperceivedasbasicallythesameandthosethatareregardedasdifferent.Itemsthatarelookeduponasbasicallythesameincludesuchthingsashomeappliances,televisionsets,andautomobiles.Havingdecidedonthemodeldesired,thecustomerisprimarilyinterestedingettingtheitematthemostfavorableprice.Itemsregardedasinherentlydifferentincludeclothing,furniture,anddishes.Quality,style.andfashionwilleithertakeprecedenceoverprice,ortheywillnotmatteratall.
Specialtygoodshavecharacteristicsthatimpelcustomerstomakespecialeffortstofindthem.Pricemaybenoconsiderationatall.Specialtygoodscanincludealmostanykindofproduct.Normally,specialtygoodshaveabrandnameorotherdistinguishingcharacteristics.
Unsoughtgoodsareitemsaconsumerdoesnotnecessarilywantorneedormaynotevenknowabout.Promotionoradvertisingbringssuchgoodstotheconsumer'sattention.Theproductcouldbesomethingnewonthemarketoritmaybeafairlystandardservice,suchaslifeinsurance,forwhichmostpeoplewillusuallynotbothershopping.
Accordingtothespeaker,whatareconveniencegoods?
A.Commoditiesthatpeopleareinconstantneedof.
B.Goodsthatareconvenienttouseorpurchase.
C.Itemsthatpeopletendtobuyunderimpulse.
D.Itemsthathavetobeboughtonceaweek.
11.WhendidDicksongotoBostonforeyetreatment?
A.In1848.
B.Intheearly1850s.
C.Inthelate1850s.
D.Intheearly1860s.
12.PartC
Directions:Youwillhearatalk.Asyoulisten,answerthequestionsorcompletethenotesinyourtestbookletforQuestions21-30bywritingNOTMORETHANTHREEwordsinthespaceprovidedontheright.YouwillhearthetalkTWICE.
Younowhave1minutetoreadQuestions21-30.
听力原文:Inyouruniversitywork.youwillbeexpectedtogiveoralpresentationsintheform.ofreportsorsimplyintheformsofanswerstoquestions.Thereareseveralthingsyouoraldotomakeyouroralpresentationsclearandeasytounderstand.
Thefundamentalpointtorealizeisthatspeechandwritingaredifferent.Ifyouwanttobebestunderstood.youcan'tsimplyreadyourwrittenreportaloud.Thebiggestdifferencebetweenspokenandwrittenlanguageisthatreaderscanlookbackovertheprintedwordswhentheydon'tunderstand.Inspokenlanguage,however,listenerscan'tgobackandcheckthewords.Theycanrelyonlyonmemory.Sothefirstprincipletokeepinmindwhenyou'replanningtospeakinpublicisthatyouhavetohelpthelistener'smemory.Thismeansthatanoralreportcan'tdeliverinformationasrapidlyasawrittenreport.Thatis,youcan'thaveasmanypiecesofnewinformationpackedintothesamenumberofwords,becausetheywillcomeattoofastarateforthelistenertounderstand.
Inanoralreport,therateofdeliveryhastobeslower.Oneofthebestwaystohelpyouraudienceissimplytospeakslowly.Manypeoplespeaktoofastwhentheyspeaktoagroup.Thisisamistake,especiallyifyouhaveaforeignaccent,becauseitmakeslisteningmoredifficult.Beyondthesimpletechniqueofspeakingmoreslowlywhenyouspeakbeforeagroup,therearewaysoforganizingyourpresentationthatcanhelpthelistenerbeclearandunderstandyourmainpoints.
Theorganizationofyourtalkshouldallowenoughtimeforthelistenertothinkbothbeforeandaftereachnewidea.Thepurposeofthetimebeforethenewinformationistogivetheaudienceachancetounderstandthebackgroundclearly.Knowledgeofthebackground,orsettingoftheinformation,makesitmucheasiertoanticipatewhatkindofinformationiscomingnext.Ifthenewinformationoccurstooearly,withoutenoughbackground,thelistenersshouldnotbepreparedwithenoughbackgroundtobeabletopredictwhat'scoming.
I'vebeendescribingthetimeforthinkingbeforethenewinformation.It'salsoimportanttoprovidetimeforthinkingafterthenewinformation.Thisthinkingtimeallowslistenerstofittheideaintotheirgeneralknowledgeofthesubject.Thinkingtimegivesthelistenerachancetomakesurethattheideawasunderstoodbeforegoingontothenextnewidea.
Therearethreegeneralwaystogivethelistenertimeforthinkingandtimeafterapointofnewinformation.Onewayissimplytopause.Amomentofsilencegivesthelistenertimetotakeinthenewinformation,butthereareotherways.Asecondmethodistouseaparaphrase.Thatis,yousaythesamething,butindifferentwords.Thisparaphrase,orrepetitionoftheidea,helpsthelistenerstofixthethoughtintheirmemory.Athirdwaytogivethelistenertimetothinkistousewordsthatdon'tmeanmuch.Thesearewordsthatconveynoinformation,butjustfillintime.Forinstance,youmightsaysomethinglike“asI'vebeensaying”or“andsoforth”and“andsoon”.Thatkindofexpressiondoesn'treallysayanything.It'sjustmadeofwhatwecall“fillerwords”.Thewordshavenorealmeaning.buttheydoperform.ausefulfunction.sincetheyallowthelistenertimetothink.
Insummary,then,weknowthatorallanguageshoulddeliverinformationataslowerratethanyoucanuseinwrittenlanguage.Newinformationshouldbepresentedmoregradually.Thinkingtimeshouldbeprovidedbothbeforeandaftereachimportantnewitem.Thetimebeforeistoprovideabackgroundsothatthelistenerscanhaveachancetoanticipat
13.Accordingtothelecture,whatisinflation?
A.Risingprices.
B.Fixedincome.
C.Realincome.
D.Costofliving.
14.Thepast-orientedpeopleareflexiblein______.
15.PartA
Directions:Youwillhearatalk.Asyoulisten,answerQuestions1-10bycirclingTRUEorFALSE.YouwillhearthetalkONLYONCE.Younowhave1minutetoreadQuestions1-10.
听力原文:Whenyoucloseyoureyesandtrytothinkoftheshapeofyourownbody,whatyouimagine(or,rather,whatyoufeel)isquitedifferentfromwhatyouseewhenyouopenyoureyesandlookinthemirror.Theimageyoufeelismuchvaguerthantheoneyousee.Andifyouliestill,itisquitehardtoimagineyourselfashavinganyparticularsizeorshape.
Whenyoumove,whenyoufeeltheweightofyourarmsandlegsandthenaturalresistanceoftheobjectsaroundyou,the"feltimage"ofyourselfstartstobecomeclearer.Itisalmostasifitwerecreatedbyyourownactionsandthesensationstheycause.Theimageyoumakeforyourselfhasratherstrangeproportions:certainpartsfeelmuchlargerthantheylook.Ifyoupokeyourtongueintoaholeinoneofyourteeth,itfeelsenormous;youareoftensurprisedbyhowsmallitlookswhenyouinspectitinthemirror.
Butalthoughthe"feltimage"maynothavetheexactshapeyouseeinthemirror,itismuchmoreimportant.Itistheimagethroughwhichyourecognizeyourphysicalexistenceintheworld.Inspiteofitsstrangeproportions,itisallonepiece,andsinceithasaconsistentrightandleftandtopandbottom,itallowsyoutolocatenewsensationswhentheyoccur.Itallowsyoutofindyournoseinthedark,scratchitchesandpointtoapain.
Ifthefeltimageisdamagedforanyreason—ifitiscutinhalforlost,asitoftenisaftercertainstrokeswhichwipeoutrecognitionofoneentireside—thesetasksbecomealmostimpossible.Whatismore,itbecomeshardtomakesenseofone'sownvisualappearance.Ifonehalfofthefeltimageiswipedoutorinjured,thepatientstopsrecognizingtheaffectedpartofhisbody.Itishardforhimtofindthelocationofsensationonthatside,and,althoughhefeels:thedoctor'stouch,helocatesitasbeingontheundamagedside.
Heloseshisabilitytoaccepttheaffectedsideaspartofhisbodyevenwhenhecanseeit.Ifyouthrowhimapairofglovesandaskhimtoputthemon,hewillonlygloveonehandandleavetheotherbare.Andyethehadtousethelefthandinordertoglovetheright.Thefactthathecanseetheunglovedhanddoesn'tseemtohelphim,andthereisnoreasonwhyitshould.Hecannolongerreconcilewhatheseeswithwhathefeels:theunglovedobjectlyingontheleftmaylooklikeahand,but,sincethereisnofeltimagecorrespondingtoit,whyshouldheclaimtheobjectasthis?
Mirrorimagesisoftendifferentfromthe"feltimages".
A.TrueB.Fasle
二、2.UseofEnglish(10题)16.
【C10】
17.
【C13】
18.(43)
19.
【C12】
20.
【C6】
21.(33)
22.(42)
23.(36)
24.(44)
25.
【C11】
三、3.ReadingComprehension(15题)26.
Intheirstudy,researchersledbyPierreMaquettookadvantageofthetechniqueof______.
A.exposingalong-heldfolkwisdom
B.clarifyingthepredictionsondreams
C.makingcontrastsandcomparisons
D.correlatingeffectswiththeircauses
27.PartA
Directions:ReadthefollowingtextsandanswerthequestionswhichaccompanythembychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.
Notlongago,amysteriousChristmascarddroppedthroughourmailslot.TheenvelopewasaddressedtoamannamedRaoul,who,Iwasrelativelycertain,didnotlivewithus.Theenvelopewasn'tsealed,soIopenedit.Theinsideofthecardwasblank.Ed,myhusband,explainedthatthecardwasbothfromandtothenewspaperde-liveryman.HisnamewasapparentlyRaoul,andRaoulwantedaholidaytip.Weweremeanttoputacheckinsidethecardandthendroptheenvelopeinthemail.Whenyourservicesarerenderedat4a.m.,youcan'tsimplyhangaround,likeahotelbellboyexpectingatip.Youhavetobedirect.
SoIwroteaniceholidaygreetingtothismanwho,inmyimagination,firesTheNewYorkTimesfromhisbikeaimedatourfrontdoor,causingmorenoisewithmerenewsprintthanmostpeoplemanagewithsophisticatedblackmarketfireworks.
Withastart,Irealizedthatperhapsthereasonforthe4a.m.—wake-upnoisewasnotordinaryrudenessbutcarefullyexecutedspite:IhadnottippedRaoulinChristmasespast.Ihonestlyhadn'trealizedIwassupposedto.Thiswasthefirsttimehe'dusedthecardtactic.SoIgotoutmycheckbook.Somewherealongtheline,holidaytippingwentfromanoptionalthank-youforayearofservicestoaMafia-style.protectionracket(收取保护费的黑社会组织).
Severaldayslater,IwasbringingourgarbagebinsbackfromthecurbwhenInoticedanenvelopetapedtooneofthelids.TheoutsideoftheenvelopesaidMICKEY.Ithadtobeanothertiprequest,thistimefromourgarbagecollector.UnlikeRaoul,Mickeyhadn'tenclosedhisownChristmascardfromme.Inaway,Iappreciatedthedirectness."Iknowyoudon'tcarehowmerrymyChristmasis,andthat'sfine,"thegesturesaid."Iwant$30,orI'11'forget'toemptyyourgarbagebinsomehotsummerday."
Iputacheckintheenvelopeandtapeditbacktothebin.Thenextmorning,Ednoticedthattheenvelopewasgone,thoughthetrashhadn'tyetbeenpickedup:"SomeonestoleMickey'stip!"Edwasquitecertain.Hemademecallthebankandcancelthecheck.
ButEdhadbeenwrong.Twoweekslater,Mickeyleftaletterfromthebankonoursteps.TheletterinformedMickeythatthecheck,whichhehadtriedtocash,hadbeencancelled.ThefollowingTuesdaymorning,whenEdsawatruckoutside,heranoutwithhiswallet."AreyouMickey?"
Themanlookedathimwithscorn."Mickeyisthegarbageman.Iamtherecycling."NotonlyhadEdinsultedthismanbyhintingthathewasagarbageman,buthehadobviouslyneglectedtotiphim.Edranbackinsideformorefunds.Thenhenoticedthatthedriverofthetruckhadbeenwatchingthewholetransaction.Hepeeledoffanothertwentyandlookedaround,wavingbillsintheair."Anyoneelse?"
HadweconsultedthewebsiteoftheEmilyPostInstitute,thisembarrassingbreachofetiquette(礼节)couldhavebeenavoided.Under"trash/recyclingcollectors"intheinstitute'sHolidayTippingGuidelines,itsays,"$10to$30each."Youmayormaynotwishtoknowthatyourpetgroomer,hairdresser,mailmanandUPSguyallexpectaholidaytip.
Thenewspaperdeliverymanputablankcardinsidetheenvelopebecause______.
A.heforgottowriteafewwordsonit
B.hewantedthecoupletosenditback
C.heusedittoaskforaChristmastip
D.hewasafraidofaskingforatipinperson
28.(67)
29.(68)
30.
Accordingtothepassageitiscommonlybelievedthatbraindifferencesarecausedby______factors.
A.biologicalB.psychologicalC.physicalD.social
31.
WhatdoesMacDonaldwarnpeoplewhentheyintendtobuylifeinsuranceproducts?
A.Itisexpensivetoinvestonlifeinsuranceproducts.
B.Someinsurancehassomespecificterms.
C.Someinsurancecompanieswillnotprovidesatisfactoryterms.
D.Peopleshouldnotuseinsurancepoliciespurelyasaninvestment.
32.PartA
Directions:ReadthefollowingtextsandanswerthequestionswhichaccompanythembychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.
TheStoneage,theIronage.Entireepochshavebeennamedformaterials.Sowhattonamethedecadesahead?Thechoicewillbetough.Welcometotheageofsuperstuff.Materialscience—oncetheleastsexytechnology—isburstingwithnew,practicaldiscoveriesledbysuperconductingceramicsthatmayrevolutionizeelectronics.Butsuperconductorsarejustpartofthepicture;fromhousesandcarstocookpotsandartificialteeth,theworldwillsometimebemadeofdifferentstuff.Exoticplastics,glassandceramicswillshapethefuturejustassurelyashavegeneticengineeringandcomputerscience.
Thekeytothenewmaterialsisresearchers'increasingabilitytomanipulatesubstancesatthemolecularlevel.Ceramics,forinstance,havelongbeenlimitedbytheirbrittleness.Butbyminimizingthemicroscopicimperfectionsthatcauseit,scientistsaremakingfarstrongerceramicsthatstillretainsuchqualitiesashardnessandheatresistance.FordMotorCo.nowusesceramictoolstocutsteel.AfirmcalledKyocerahascreatedalineofceramicscissorsandknivesthatstaysharpforyearsandneverrustorcorrode.
Asimilartransformationhasovertakenplastics.High-strengthpolymersnowform.bridges,iceskatingrinksandhelicopterrotors.Andonenewplasticthatgenerateselectricitywhenvibratedorpushedisusedinelectricguitars,touchsensorsforrobothandsandkaratejacketsthatautomaticallyrecordeachpunchandchop.Evenplasticlitter,whichoncethreatenedtopermanentlyblotthelandscape,hasprovedamenabletomoleculartinkering.Severalmanufacturersnowmakebiodegradableforms;someplasticsix-packringsforexample,graduallydecomposewhenexposedtosunlight.Researchersaredevelopingwaystomakeplasticsasrecyclableasmetalorglass.What'smore,composites—plasticreinforcedwithfibresofgraphiteorothercompounds—madetheround-the-worldflightofthevoyagerpossibleandhaveevenbeenprovedincombat:ahelmetsavedaninfantryman'slifebydeflectingtwobulletsintheGrenadainvasion.
Someadvancedmaterialsareoldstandardwithanewtwist.Thenewestfiberopticcablesthatcarrytelephonecallscross-countryaremadeofglasssotransparentthatapieceof100milesthickisclearerthanastandardwindowpane.
Butnewmaterialshavenoimpactuntiltheyaremadeintoproducts.Andthattransitioncouldprovedifficult,forswitchingrequireslengthyresearchandinvestment.Itcanbesaidafirmerhandleonhowtomovetocommercializationwilldeterminethesuccessorfailureofacountryinthecomingfuture.
Howmanynewmaterialsarementionedinthispassage?
A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Five.
33.
Thefederalgovernmentgetsmostoftheirincomefrom______.
A.propertytaxB.incometaxC.salestaxD.estatetax
34.(73)
35.
Wecanlearnfromthetextthatartcriticshaveahistoryof______.
A.suppressingpainters'artinitiatives
B.favoringBotticelli'sbestpaintings
C.rejectingtraditionalartcharacteristics
D.undervaluingBotticelli'sachievements
36.
Asmanifestedintheexperimentalstudy,rapideyemovementischaracterizedby______.
A.intenselyactivebrainwavetraces
B.subjects'quickerresponsetimes
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